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Torment - Originals, Homages, Swipes, Spoofs

Category:  Varieties
Owner:  NicholasG
Last Modified:  12/5/2023
Set Description
One of my all-time favorite covers is Spider-Man #1 by Todd McFarlane. Apparently I am not alone in this opinion as numerous artists through the years continue to honor McFarlane and his legendary Torment cover.

2022 write-up by George Marston:

Todd McFarlane's legendary 1990 Spider-Man #1 cover lives in the memories of multiple generations of readers and creators as one of the most eye-catching covers in comic book history. Marvel Comics thought so too, giving it no less than 13 variants including all of its reprint editions during its day.

But the lasting influence of Spider-Man #1 doesn't stop at the cover imagery. In fact, the issue and the impact it had might be the defining comic book of the entire '90s.

There's a strong case to be made that Spider-Man #1 from writer/artist Todd McFarlane set the tone for comics' wildest, most extreme decade right at the start of the '90s - including setting the stage for the rise of the comic book speculation boom, redefining the role of artists in comics, and even directly leading to the founding of Image Comics.

Still, the real power of McFarlane's Spider-Man #1 - and why the imagery and style of McFarlane's Spider-Man still resonate - goes beyond the numbers, and even beyond what's on the page in the issue. It's all about the energy and excitement that Spider-Man #1 brought to the comic book community and the sense of renewed and refreshed possibilities in the Marvel Universe that came with it.

Not to mention the fact that, at the end of the day, Spider-Man #1 really lived up to the hype.

Set Goals
Completion is the obvious answer but would like to have NM on every cover for me to consider the collection actually complete. Artists are continuing to draw this cover so this will be a long and fun search for each one of them as they are printed.

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Grade
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Pics
Cover by Anthony "Sir" Noel Captain's Jolting Tales! 4 Modern 9.4 View Comic
Cover by Todd McFarlane Spawn 8 Modern 9.6 View Comic
  Pizza Man 1 Qualified 9.0 View Comic
Cover by Paul Gosier G.I. Joe: Special 1 Modern 8.5 View Comic
Variant Cover by John Cleary Gen 13 1 Modern 8.5 View Comic
  Pizza Man 1 Qualified 9.6 View Comic
Rear cover homage Art by Phil Gosier, Greg Adams and Tom Christopher. Amazing Spider-Man Super Special 1 Modern 9.6 On the flip side: the Scarlet Spider swings into solo action! View Comic
Cover by Bill Maus Skin 13 1/2 Modern 9.8 View Comic
  Marvel Zombies 1 Modern 9.6 View Comic
  Scatterbrain 1 Modern 9.4 View Comic
"Not All Who Wander..." Art & cover by MARIO GULLY. Ant v2 #5 Modern 9.6 View Comic
Wolfskin #1 Silver Foil Edition Warren Ellis Wolfskin 1 Modern 9.2 View Comic
Wolfskin #1 Platinum Foil Wolfskin 3 Modern 9.2 Wolfskin #1 Platinum Foil edition is one of 1000 copies printed and packaged with a Wolfskin poster signed by Warren Ellis View Comic
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. Cover by Tim Seeley. Sheena, Queen of the Jungle 3 Modern 9.8 View Comic
Cover by Mike Deodato Dark Avengers 11 Modern 9.4 View Comic
  Spawn 200 Modern 9.0 View Comic
New York Comic Con Edition. Limited to 250 Copies. Cover by Rob Duenas. Critter 2 Modern 9.4 This convention cover was a tough cover to get a high grade on. I am happy with the 9.4 after the pressing but will continue trying to improve on this one.
NYCC Edition - 2011
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Limited Variant 1 for 50 Cover by Khoi Pham Wolverine 18 Modern 9.6 View Comic
Cover by Todd McFarlane Spawn 231 Modern 9.8 View Comic
Cover by Gary Choo Amazing Spider-Man 1 Modern 9.4 View Comic
Color by Andrew Magnum Evil Ernie v2 #1 Modern 9.8 View Comic
  Punks: The Comic 4 Modern 9.8 View Comic
  Oxymoron: The Loveliest Nightmare 1 Modern 9.4 View Comic
Legacy Comics & Cards Variant. Cover by Mike McKone. Secret Wars 1 Universal 9.8 View Comic
Legacy Comics & Cards All Red Variant. Cover by Mike McKone. Secret Wars 1 Universal 9.8 View Comic
Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Cover by Nick Bradshaw. Spider-Gwen 1 Modern 9.8 View Comic
  Deadpool: Back in Black 5 Modern 9.6 View Comic
Sketch Edition blank variant cover. Sketch by Marat Mychaels. Signed by Marat Mychaels & Todd McFarlane. Edge of Venomverse 1 Signature 9.6 This one was not a printed homage but rather a commission. It seemed like a perfect cover and character to put into this Torment pose. I absolutely love the blueprint style cover that they used for this blank variant.
Edge of Venomverse #1 blank variant
Sketch by Marat Mychaels & signed on 12/14/2017
Also signed by Todd McFarlane on 12/14/2017
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One shot. Limited to 25 Copies. Cover by Marat Mychaels. Do You Pooh? 1 Modern 9.8 Another one-off cover. Wow! A Venomized Tigger!
#8 of 25
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One shot Limited to 25 Copies Cover by Marat Mychaels Do You Pooh? 1 Modern 9.8 View Comic
One shot. Limited to 25 Copies. Cover by Ryan Kincaid. Hardlee Thinn nn Modern 9.8 A one-off homage with a parody character. Does it get any more stranger?
#21 of 25
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One shot sketch edition. Limited to 25 Copies. Cover by Ryan Kincaid. Hardlee Thinn nn Modern 9.8 A sketched version of the previous one-off homage
Sketch Edition
#18 of 25
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Comic Elite exclusive Limited to 3000 Cover by Gerald Parel Edge of Venomverse 1 Modern 9.8 View Comic
  True Believers: Spider-Man 1 Modern 9.8 View Comic
Coffin Comics Exclusive. Deathcrawler Edition. Limited to 199 Copies. Cover by Marat Mychaels. Lady Death: Gallery 1 Modern 9.8 Deathcrawler Edition #123 of 199 View Comic
Coffin Comics Exclusive. Deathcrawler Gold Edition. Limited to 535 Copies. Cover by Marat Mychaels. Lady Death: Gallery 1 Modern 9.8 Deathcrawler Gold Edition #94 of 535 View Comic
Coffin Comics Exclusive. Deathcrawler Platinum Edition. Limited to 575 Copies. Cover by Marat Mychaels. Lady Death: Gallery 1 Modern 9.8 Deathcrawler Platinum Edition #302 of 575 View Comic
Ace Comic Con Edition. Signed by Shelby Robertson. Cover by Shelby Robertson. '94 1 Signature 9.8 This is a slick cover. The picture doesn't do it justice.
Ace Comic Con Edition
Signed by Shelby Robertson on 5/15/2018
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Rocky Mountain Con Exclusive Convention Foil Edition Signed by Shelby Robertson. Cover by Shelby Robertson. '94 1 Qualified 9.8 View Comic
Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Cover by Gerardo Sandoval. Venomized 5 Modern 9.8 View Comic
KRS Comics exclusive silver edition. Limited to 750 Copies Signed by Philip Tan. Cover by Philip Tan cover. Spider-Geddon 1 Signature 9.8 KRS Comics variant, Philip Tan cover, Silver edition, #435 of 750 View Comic
KRS Comics exclusive. Limited to 1500 Copies. Signed by Philip Tan. Cover by Philip Tan cover. Spider-Geddon 1 Signature 9.8 KRS Comics variant, Philip Tan cover, #1229 of 1500 View Comic
  White Widow 1 Modern 9.8 View Comic
  White Widow 1 Modern 9.8 View Comic
  White Widow 1 Qualified 9.8 View Comic
Cover by Shelby Robertson Dark Shrine Preview nn Qualified 9.8 View Comic
  Rick and Morty Presents: Pickle Rick 1 Modern 9.8 View Comic
  Madam Satan 1 Modern 9.6 View Comic
  Fred A. Scare's Little Book of Monsters 1 Modern 9.6 View Comic
  Fred A. Scare's Little Book of Monsters 1 Modern 9.8 View Comic
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